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A wholesale vendor displays Rapid Antigen Test kits at his outlet in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

India records over 13,000 fresh Covid cases, 302 deaths

The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 19 consecutive days

25 Feb 2022 10:00 AM IST

$\Stand With Ukraine\ is projected on the wall of UN headquarters. (Photo: AP)$ World

UN gives $20 million to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said the $20 million will support emergency operations along the contact line

25 Feb 2022 9:47 AM IST

Commuters drive past the National Stock Exchange (NSE) building in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

CBI arrests ex-NSE GOO over irregularities in National Stock Exchange

Subramanian was questioned for days in Chennai before the agency decided to arrest him, the officials said

25 Feb 2022 9:15 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | Flashpoint Ukraine: Cold War thinking still...

The global order, democracy and world peace are under threat and the West is determined to prevent this from happening

25 Feb 2022 3:39 AM IST

Indian Air Force Chief V.R. Chaudhari . (Twitter)

China's space tech a threat: IAF

In January, China's Shij-ian-21 satellite physically moved a disabled Chinese satellite, altering its geostationary...

25 Feb 2022 2:55 AM IST

President Joe Biden speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP)

Biden hits Russia with new sanctions, says Putin 'chose' war

The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs, and high-tech sectors, Biden said

25 Feb 2022 2:44 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

PM Modi speaks to Russian President, appeals for 'immediate cessation...

The conversation took place just hours after New Delhi activated its contingency plans and began efforts for evacuation...

25 Feb 2022 2:26 AM IST

Ukraines ambassador to India, Igor Polikha. (Twitter)

Ukraine seeks Modi's help to dissuade Putin

Ukraine's ambassador to India, Igor Polikha, on Thursday 'pleaded' for direct Indian mediation to solve the Ukraine...

25 Feb 2022 1:37 AM IST

Muslim women gather to participate in a march against banning Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Anjaneya Reddy | Time Muslims in India disposed of their non-native...

Indian Muslims have a lesson to learn from the Syrian Christians of Kerala

25 Feb 2022 1:37 AM IST

Moodys Investors Service on Thursday raised Indias growth forecast to 9.5 per cent for the calendar year 2022 and to 8.4 per cent for the coming fiscal beginning April 1. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Moody's ups India's growth forecast to 9.5% for 2022; flags high oil...

Moody's said Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection, retail activity and Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) suggest...

24 Feb 2022 10:49 PM IST

The 30-share BSE gauge plummeted about 2,850 points during the session before closing at 54,529.91, registering a massive fall of 2,702.15 points or 4.72 per cent. (Photo:PTI)

Sensex tanks over 2,700 pts amid global meltdown as Russia invades...

This was its biggest decline since March 23, 2020, and the fourth-worst fall ever in absolute terms

24 Feb 2022 10:18 PM IST

Police and security personnel inspect the remains of a shell in a street in Kyiv. (Photo: AFP)

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Indian Embassy asks citizens to maintain calm,...

The Indian Embassy in Kyiv is reportedly still functional despite the attacks, giving advisories which should be...

24 Feb 2022 2:03 PM IST